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Government Of National Unity

Truth and lies in the GNU faux pas
Opinion
/ 5 April 2025

Truth and lies in the GNU faux pas

Here and worldwide people are feeling detached from society and lonely, so they grab onto populist political leaders and parties

By Donovan E Williams
Who benefits from the budget war?
Editorial
/ 4 April 2025

Who benefits from the budget war?

This is a moment that calls for strong leaders and a united nation. Right now, we don’t have either

By Editorial
Not on our watch: DA moves to block VAT hike through legal action
Politics
/ 3 April 2025

Not on our watch: DA moves to block VAT hike through legal action

In its court papers filed on Thursday, the party said the fiscal framework that will lead to the tax increase was pushed through unprocedurally

By Mandisa Nyathi
Budget scrapes through the National Assembly after DA revolt
Politics
/ 2 April 2025

Budget scrapes through the National Assembly after DA revolt

The Democratic Alliance now plans to challenge the fiscal framework in court, further raising the tension around its future in the ruling coalition

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa wants the DA to remain in the coalition
Politics
/ 2 April 2025

Ramaphosa wants the DA to remain in the coalition

But the presidency said on Wednesday the crunch vote on the fiscal framework was a test of the party’s commitment to the GNU

By Emsie Ferreira
Mbalula warns GNU may have to be ‘reconfigured’ over budget deadlock
Politics
/ 1 April 2025

Mbalula warns GNU may have to be ‘reconfigured’ over budget deadlock

The ANC secretary general also said there was no truth to rumours that it and the DA had reached an agreement

By Lunga Mzangwe
Lamola says organisations ‘like AfriForum’ are anti-constitutional
Politics
/ 31 March 2025

Lamola says organisations ‘like AfriForum’ are anti-constitutional

The minister also took a swipe at the DA during the inaugural Aziz Pahad dialogue, saying government was implementing the will of the people, not ANC policy

By Des Erasmus
EFF leaders split over national budget, VAT increase
Politics
/ 21 March 2025

EFF leaders split over national budget, VAT increase

Divisions in the party have emerged over VAT hikes, coalition negotiations, and fiscal policy strategies

By Mandisa Nyathi and Emsie Ferreira
Coalition takes wrangling over tax in the budget to parliament
Politics
/ 14 March 2025

Coalition takes wrangling over tax in the budget to parliament

Budget approval hangs in the balance and resistance to it is set to play out in the legislature’s finance committees

By Emsie Ferreira
Budget 2.0: Political parties divided over VAT hike, albeit lower than initial proposal
Politics
/ 13 March 2025

Budget 2.0: Political parties divided over VAT hike, albeit lower than initial proposal

The Democratic Alliance said the budget would struggle to pass in parliament, given the ANC’s lack of a majority

By Mandisa Nyathi
Steenhuisen reiterates DA opposition to tax hikes
Politics
/ 12 March 2025

Steenhuisen reiterates DA opposition to tax hikes

His party would have yielded if any increases were guaranteed to be temporary and tied to an overhaul of state spending patterns

By Emsie Ferreira
Godongwana: We looked at every alternative to VAT hike
Business
/ 12 March 2025

Godongwana: We looked at every alternative to VAT hike

The finance minister suggests that much of the opposition wrangling is part of a broader political battle

By Emsie Ferreira
Godongwana clings to VAT increase but halves initial proposal
Business
/ 12 March 2025

Godongwana clings to VAT increase but halves initial proposal

The minister conceded that the measure did not have support across the political spectrum

By Emsie Ferreira
Budget deadlock threatens governance stability, small parties warn
Politics
/ 12 March 2025

Budget deadlock threatens governance stability, small parties warn

Members of the government of national unity and opposition parties have raised concerns that the ongoing impasse between the ANC and DA could trigger the need for fresh elections

By Mandisa Nyathi
Budget: Where will the money come from if not from VAT?
Thought Leader
/ 6 March 2025

Budget: Where will the money come from if not from VAT?

The problem isn’t value-added tax – it’s relentless taxation amid financial mismanagement

By Nkateko Mabasa
Malema denies negotiating with ANC on VAT increase
Politics
/ 4 March 2025

Malema denies negotiating with ANC on VAT increase

The Democratic Alliance has suggested cutting government budgets for advertising, travel and catering, and a freeze on hiring for non-essential positions to make up the budget shortfall

By Lunga Mzangwe
Cabinet invokes Public Finance Management Act to justify historic budget delay
Politics
/ 27 February 2025

Cabinet invokes Public Finance Management Act to justify historic budget delay

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavhenini said the postponement was necessary to address funding challenges within a constrained fiscal environment

By Mandisa Nyathi
A national dialogue must be people-centred for SA to thrive
Thought Leader
/ 24 February 2025

A national dialogue must be people-centred for SA to thrive

We all have the obligation to participate publicly because it is our collective responsibility to advance South Africa Inc.

By Klaus Kotze
How coalition discord damned the budget
National
/ 19 February 2025

How coalition discord damned the budget

The DA has upped the ante in its demands for consultation on every point of government policy, although ANC ministers also opposed a planned VAT increase

By Emsie Ferreira and Lyse Comins
Political parties say postponing the budget tabling renders parliament useless
Politics
/ 19 February 2025

Political parties say postponing the budget tabling renders parliament useless

The parties accused parliament of failing its constitutional duties after the delay, caused by divisions in the unity government over a proposed VAT hike

By Mandisa Nyathi
Withdrawal worse than surrender, says Lamola during DRC debate in parliament
Africa
/ 10 February 2025

Withdrawal worse than surrender, says Lamola during DRC debate in parliament

The ANC and its GNU partners are divided over South Africa’s military involvement in the DRC, as opposition parties call for an immediate withdrawal of troops

By Mandisa Nyathi
Political parties split on Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address
Politics
/ 7 February 2025

Political parties split on Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address

The president was applauded for his stance on Trump’s backlash against South Africa, saying racial redress, equality and diversity would not be abandoned

By Mandisa Nyathi
Editorial: Perhaps we can work together
Editorial
/ 7 February 2025

Editorial: Perhaps we can work together

Behind the bitter press conferences, buried beneath the combative media headlines, realpolitik was at work

By Editorial
Steenhuisen ‘not worried’ about DA leadership challenges, says congress is a year away
Politics
/ 6 February 2025

Steenhuisen ‘not worried’ about DA leadership challenges, says congress is a year away

The Democratic Alliance leader said speculation he is facing a leadership challenge ahead of the 2026 elective congress is a ‘fantasy’ aimed at sowing division

By Mandisa Nyathi
Presidency: Ramaphosa corrected Musk’s misconception of SA
Politics
/ 5 February 2025

Presidency: Ramaphosa corrected Musk’s misconception of SA

President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes to hold discussions with the US’s Donald Trump to move beyond ‘current disturbances’ in South Africa’s relationship with Washington

By Emsie Ferreira
‘Tax is unlikely to deter drinkers’
Business
/ 1 February 2025

‘Tax is unlikely to deter drinkers’

The treasury wants to raise taxes on alcoholic beverages and set a minimum price per unit

By Aarti Bhana
Hill-Lewis not eyeing John Steenhuisen’s job
Politics
/ 31 January 2025

Hill-Lewis not eyeing John Steenhuisen’s job

The ANC says the DA leader’s outbursts reflect his insecurity about his future

By Emsie Ferreira and Lunga Mzangwe
Keep an eye on the supporting cast who redirected SA politics last year
Opinion
/ 25 January 2025

Keep an eye on the supporting cast who redirected SA politics last year

Three groups emerged: those who negotiated quietly to set up the GNU; loyalists in the DA, ANC, EFF and MK party and the rogues in and out of trouble with the law

By Ian Siebörger
Economy 2025: A GNU hope, but ports, rail and water crisis likely to hinder growth
Business
/ 19 January 2025

Economy 2025: A GNU hope, but ports, rail and water crisis likely to hinder growth

The country’s ports and rail systems are shambolic, but GNU and a pause in load-shedding have elicited some optimism

By Aarti Bhana
ANC faces a tough 2025 as it tries to clean house ahead of local elections
Politics
/ 17 January 2025

ANC faces a tough 2025 as it tries to clean house ahead of local elections

It will also try to ease dealings with its partners in the government of national unity (GNU), in particular the DA, ahead of local government election campaigning

By Paddy Harper
ANC will target ‘dissatisfaction’ in Cape townships ahead of 2026 elections to win back metro
Politics
/ 13 January 2025

ANC will target ‘dissatisfaction’ in Cape townships ahead of 2026 elections to win back metro

Some Khayelitsha residents say the ANC has learned from its past mistakes and is ready to make amends

By Lunga Mzangwe
Youth league president Malatji warns SACP against breaking alliance with ANC
Politics
/ 10 January 2025

Youth league president Malatji warns SACP against breaking alliance with ANC

He also said Jacob Zuma was a ‘counter-revolutionary’ who ‘sold his people for nothing’

By Lunga Mzangwe
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